Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bloomfield Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,509
100.0%
Speak only English
2,457
97.9%
Speak a language other than English
52
2.1%
Spanish
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
81.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
19.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
64.5%
Speak English "well"
2
6.5%
Speak English "not well"
9
29.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,509
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
52
2.1%
5 to 17 years
22
0.9%
18 to 64 years
26
1.0%
65 years and over
4
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
15
0.6%
5 to 17 years
9
0.4%
18 to 64 years
2
0.1%
65 years and over
4
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,354
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8
0.3%
5 to 17 years
2
0.1%
18 to 64 years
2
0.1%
65 years and over
4
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
